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Bill from Orson Spencer and Others, circa 14 January 1843
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Select Committee to Prepare a Bill for Regulating Fees of the Municipal Court [, , and ], Bill, to Nauvoo City Council, , Hancock Co., IL, ca. 14 Jan. 1843; handwriting of and ; signature of JS; docket in handwriting of ; eight pages; Nauvoo, IL, Records, 1841–1845, CHL.
An Ordinance regulating the Fees and compensation of the several officers and persons therein mentioned.
Section 1. Be it Ordained by the City Council of the City of , that the salaries, fees, and compensation of the several officers and persons hereinafter mentioned, are established as follows; to wit:
The City Council.
| The Mayor, as President of the Council, <shall be allowed a Salary—> per annum | $100.00 <$500.00>. |
| The Vice Mayor, <or president pro tem,> presiding in the absence of the Mayor, per day,— | 3.00. |
| The Aldermen and Counsellors, <each> for every day’s attendance— | 2.00 |
| The Recorder, as Secretary of the Council, per annum,— | 100.00 |
The Recorder shall, in addition <to> his salary, be allowed to claim the following fees, to wit:
| For copies or exemplification of records or ordinances, for every seventy two words.—— | [0].12½ |
| <For Recording each Marriage——> | <[0.]50> |
| Affixing corporation seal<, & Certificate therewith>—— | [0].50. |
| The Treasurer shall be allowed, per annum,— | 50.00 |
<The Treasurer shall be allowed two per Cent on <all> any monies or funds paid out by him, as full Compensation for his Services.>
* <a part of this Sec. is on a slip of paper, & comes in here.—>
The Municipal Court.
| sec 2. The Chief Justice shall be allowed, per day, a fee of | 3.00 |
| The associate Justices shall each be allowed, per day, | 2.50 |
The Clerk of the Municipal Court shall be entitled to the following fees, to wit:
| For each warrant, summons, subpoena, and other process not herein specified, and sealing the same | [0].25 |
| Filing papers on appeals from the Mayor or Aldermens court, taking appeal bond and issuing | [0.]50 |
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Unless otherwise noted, all insertions on this page in handwriting of James Sloan.
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